Deepa Mehta

Biography:
Deepa mehta, oont (born 1 january 1950) is an indo-canadian film director and screenwriter, most known for her elements trilogy, fire (1996), earth (1998), and water (2005); among which earth was submitted by the indian government for academy award for best foreign language film, and water was submitted by canada for academy award for best foreign language film, making it canada's first non-french canadian film to receive a nomination in that category.